Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-13
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To the editor Of The Alerandria Gazette:
AWAY and mock the time with fcrce:t show,
False face must hide what tho false heart doth
know
There came 10 live IN the State OF Virginia,
I will not say where nor wnon, Il respectable
looking family irom she far North.West.
They purchased quite large tract Of laud
having thereon huge cid baroaial style Of
residence, very substantial, tho somewhat
out of repair, which latter named defects the
new purchasers had speedily renovated from
cellar to garrett and put into frst-class con-
dtion, and then well furnished i through
out. This family appeared out Is the
churches in the neighborho0d, where, from
good style and manners they inyOrabiy at
! tracted the attention of the old resident
neghbors, both ladies and gentlemen, and
| in due course Of time calls Wers made and
returned and the people began 10 ccngEatu-
late themselves upon the iortuusto acquisl-
ton of their new negabora. A year or more
rolled by, when female relation from the
| State whence this family came, made them
Wait. She toe appeared ont a. church in
company with her friends and rotations
| classes and both sexes 10y her very costly
and stylish manner OF dress. i:sho lady with
whom this new conner was stopping ID re
turning calls Q! her lady neghbors, sans
ceremORie, without the toFfaRtty OF q hIst
| call. took with her this new visitor friend
and introduced her TO her lady acquaintauces
| in the neighborhood they knew Uaa; this
| was OUtre, but supposed II to DC = Western
lcay, and Il disposition 20 be socieb!e and in-
| formal. 1t was generally whispered among
the young gents that the strange lady, gov
ernor at home must be & wealthy old fellow
to dress his daughter in SO cosby manner.
| IL appearance she was more stately than
| beautiful, but altogether she wes somewhat
attractive. She attended, upon invitation,
| the country dancing parties, where she ao-
quilted herself we'll 1t was mere, 5owever.
remarked by some OF the young g8Gts pres
ent. What makes Miss - nave SUCH &
peculiar complexion. so chaiky like?" Well,
some supposed one thing and some another;
no one exactly knew. 1t came out after q
while the LADY carried or at homo lhe nilli-
merry business, which did not lock ike much
wealth immediate or remote; bu; es north
ern Senators especially, and northern people
generally, are always herfipg Ca ide dig
nifty Of labor" that tc carry on some sort of
business was expected Of everybody, ana to
| do so was greatly tc their credit and stand
! ing in all that country, &c by this line Of
argument the Southern MIND gradually set
| tied down to the belief tbat thei sort Of
thing Is not Incompatible w!;h first class re-
spectsbility among Northern and Western
people, and that they would silt hold cut the
| hand offellowship towards Miss. At this
point there was some little rivalry between
the young gentlemen oftheneigh ghborhood, by
the assiduity of their calls, IS 10 who should
most attract this new visitors attention
| Things ran on in this way for some weeks,
when some OF these gay etheTios" were
! heard to give utteTance 10 s0mc uucompil-
mentary surmises, and began ominously 10
| hint 10 their young sisters a. nome th0t
/ they did not wish them TO cal oH bliss --
any more "Why ?n would come back the
sharp inquiry well, don't know. She
is a sort CT simpleton, anyhow; &u odd sort
of creature, rot tit for you. "Oh, yes,
she's let some other fellow gst ahead OF you,
that's about ii; now, tell me, amt that
about all of it; say, say, say u .See here,
| little sis; you will not, of late, | observe,
take my advice; let me tell you, / shall nos
go over there any moro myself, and that
ought to be sufficient f0r you" We'll, this
is all very odd, brother?" THAT may be.
I've no time to talk more; must get TO bus
mess. Do as tell you.n
Fretly soon it was cautiously and conf
dentialy whispered over the neighborhood
among certain of the young men that Miss
- piled another, but nameless, profess
sional occupation besides that of miiliner;
but to the relief of all. just here. the bird of
i'll omen took wings and flew away to parts
unknown, and to stay away, we trust.
Here is the real trouble about mixing
familierly with unknown newcomers.
The greatest humiliation in this whole
imbroglio, was the young brothers. kno@l
edge OF the fact that their tender and
dear young sisters-so unTiJtinglg though
it was-hed returned the profered kiss Of
this unworthy woman, though the sisters
themselves will ever be kept completely in
the dark as to her real character. They
nevertheless felt like they could have scar.
ed out the spot, where the lips touched,
with a hot iron, but for the sisters pain,
and thereby conveying the knowledge Of
the cause of it and the modification that
must necessarily have followed This mar
rative is founded on facts to the writer's Ger
tain knowledge.
kissing may be we'll enough with female
relatives and dear social friends of the rose
/ bud age, or even fresh blown flowers; but
all other ladies should immediately and ut.
terly abandon the unbecoming dirty habit.
have known q few sensible ladies who
never would adopt this false oriental Gus
! tom.
ADVICE TO MOTHERS
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